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Kotomora

図

map, drawing, plan, extraordinary, audacious

JLPTN4StatusJōyō · grade 2FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes7

Readings

On'yomi

  • ズ
  • ト

Kun'yomi

  • え
  • はか.る

Nanori

  • づ

Meaning

図 centers on a visual representation used for planning or understanding: a map, drawing, or diagram. The senses of 'extraordinary' and 'audacious' are less common and may stem from the idea of a bold plan or scheme.

Most common words using 図

24 of 421
  • 図ず
    N3

    drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph; map

  • 地図ちず
    N5

    map; atlas; chart; plan

  • 図書館としょかん
    N5

    library

  • 意図いと
    N2

    intention; aim; design

  • 図るはかる
    N1

    to plan; to attempt; to devise

  • 図鑑ずかん
    N2

    pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide

  • 構図こうず

    composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement

  • 図書としょ
    N3

    books

  • 合図あいず
    N4

    sign; signal; cue

  • 図解ずかい

    (explanatory) diagram; illustration

  • 図面ずめん

    drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint

  • 図形ずけい
    N2

    figure; shape; graphic

  • 図式ずしき

    diagram; graph; schema

  • 図々しいずうずうしい
    N3

    impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky

  • 指図さしず
    N1

    directions; instructions; orders; command

  • 製図せいず
    N1

    drafting; drawing

  • 図柄ずがら

    design; pattern

  • 系図けいず

    family tree; pedigree; genealogy

  • 図版ずはん

    plate; illustration; figure

  • 縮図しゅくず

    reduced drawing; miniature copy

  • 図表ずひょう
    N2

    chart; diagram; graph; figure

  • 図示ずし
    N1

    showing by a diagram; illustrating; representing graphically

  • 企図きと

    plan; project; scheme

  • 意図的いとてき

    intentional; on purpose

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Study

Etymology

図 is the modern simplified form of 圖. The older form combines 囗 (enclosure) with 啚, which likely contributed the sound and the idea of a map or plan. The modern inner shape is a simplification.

Meaning mnemonic

The outer box 囗 is like a frame or border, and the inner strokes look like a sketch of a map or floor plan. Picture a framed drawing used for planning.

Reading mnemonic

For ズ, imagine a zoo map: the zoo map is a 図, and 'zoo' cues ズ.